Stanford Lively Arts
Stanford Lively Arts is pleased to announce an unprecedented year of performances and artistic engagement activities. Throughout this distinctive season of arts making on the Peninsula, we invite our audiences and artists to explore new ideas, pose questions and contemplate answers, and share in the experience of live performance.

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July 2008
July 3rd Celebration with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra July 3rd Celebration with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra 3 July 2008 7:30 pm   |   Frost Amphitheater
July 3rd Celebration with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra July 3rd Celebration with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra 3 July 2008 7:30 pm   |   Frost Amphitheater (gates open 5:30pm)
October 2008
Marsalis Brasilianos: Branford Marsalis Marsalis Brasilianos: Branford Marsalis 5 October 2008 2:30 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
Festa Brasileira:Season Opening Gala Package Festa Brasileira:Season Opening Gala Package 5 October 2008 2:30 pm   |   Ford Alumni Gardens, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
Soweto Gospel Choir Soweto Gospel Choir 7 October 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Church
James Baldwin’s ”Sonny’s Blues“: Staged Reading and Concert James Baldwin’s ”Sonny’s Blues“: Staged Reading and Concert 10 October 2008 8:00 pm   |   Pigott Theater
St. Lawrence String Quartet with Claude Frank, piano St. Lawrence String Quartet with Claude Frank, piano 12 October 2008 2:30 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
A Life Unreconciled: The Late Quartets of Dimitri Shostakovich, Emerson String Quartet A Life Unreconciled: The Late Quartets of Dimitri Shostakovich, Emerson String Quartet 15 October 2008 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Songs of Ascension, by Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton Songs of Ascension, by Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton 18 October 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
String Theory,Turtle Island Quartet and the Assad Duo String Theory,Turtle Island Quartet and the Assad Duo 29 October 2008 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
November 2008
Rob Kapilow’s What Makes it Great?, Inside Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings Rob Kapilow’s What Makes it Great?, Inside Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings 2 November 2008 2:30 pm   |   Kresge Auditorium
The Scales of Memory,Urban Bush Women and Compagnie Jant-Bi The Scales of Memory,Urban Bush Women and Compagnie Jant-Bi 12 November 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
The Messiaen Centenary: Quartet for the End of Time/Selected Organ Works The Messiaen Centenary: Quartet for the End of Time/Selected Organ Works 13 November 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Church
Concierto de Cámara,Imani Winds and Miami String Quartet in concert Concierto de Cámara,Imani Winds and Miami String Quartet in concert 19 November 2008 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
December 2008
A Stan Kenton Christmas, Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band A Stan Kenton Christmas, Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band 3 December 2008 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis: Santa Rosa Symphony Fritz Lang’s Metropolis: Santa Rosa Symphony 6 December 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
A Chanticleer Christmas A Chanticleer Christmas 9 December 2008 8:00 pm   |   10 December 2008 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Church
January 2009
Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great?, Inside Beethoven’s Archduke Trio Rob Kapilow’s What Makes It Great?, Inside Beethoven’s Archduke Trio 7 January 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
More Stories by Tobias Wolff, Word for Word Performing Arts Company More Stories by Tobias Wolff,
Word for Word Performing Arts Company 10 January 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
STREB vs. GRAVITY, STREB STREB vs. GRAVITY, STREB 24 January 2009 2:30 pm   |   24 January 2009 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
St. Lawrence String Quartet, Barry Shiffman, violin and Marina Hoover, cello St. Lawrence String Quartet,
Barry Shiffman, violin and Marina Hoover, cello 25 January 2009 2:30 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
The Messiaen Centenary: Messiaen Remix The Messiaen Centenary: Messiaen Remix 28 January 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
February 2009
Rokia Traoré Rokia Traoré 4 February 2009 8:00 PM   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Opera Fantasies: Livia Sohn, violin Opera Fantasies: Livia Sohn, violin 15 February 2009 2:30 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
The Limón Centenary: José LimónThe Making of an Artist The Limón Centenary: José Limón
The Making of an Artist 18 February 2009 5:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Kronos Quartet, Oasis: Music of Central Asia and the Middle East Kronos Quartet, Oasis: Music of Central Asia and the Middle East 20 February 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
The Messiaen Centenary:Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus The Messiaen Centenary:Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus 22 February 2009 2:30 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Spalding 27 February 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
March 2009
SCHICK MACHINE SCHICK MACHINE 7 March 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Danú Danú 11 March 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
Sunday Salsa,Spanish Harlem Orchestra Sunday Salsa,Spanish Harlem Orchestra 15 March 2009 2:30 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium
April 2009
Lila Downs Lila Downs 1 April 2009 8:00 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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St. Lawrence String Quartet St. Lawrence String Quartet 5 April 2009 2:30 pm   |   Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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50 Years of Kind of Blue: A Live Jazz Laboratory 50 Years of Kind of Blue: A Live Jazz Laboratory 18 April 2009 8:00 pm   |   Kresge Auditorium
Choral Master: The Music of Johannes Ockeghem, Cut Circle Choral Master: The Music of Johannes Ockeghem, Cut Circle 22 April 2009 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Church
The Limón Centenary, Limón Dance Company The Limón Centenary, Limón Dance Company 25 April 2009 8:00 pm   |   Memorial Auditorium

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